In 2011 a watching brief was carried out when human remains were discovered unexpectedly at 23 Oaten Hill, Canterbury.

From the report:

"A watching and recording brief was carried out on land at 23 Oaten Hill, Canterbury, Kent (NGR 615234
157264) on behalf of Cardy Construction Ltd. following the unexpected exposure of human remains during groundworks associated with the erection of a new single-storey residential property (planning ref: CA/10/01937/FUL). The work was conducted by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust between 23-28 June 2011, under a Licence for the Removal of Human Remains granted by the Ministry of Justice on 23 June 2011 (licence no. 11-0083). The development area is located within the grounds of the former nunnery of St Sepulchre’s (established c AD 1100). Two short segments of wall, probably representing different phases of the southern boundary wall of the former nunnery, were located in the south-east corner of the development area fronting Old Dover Road. In the north-east corner of the development area, within the grounds of the former nunnery, a soil horizon truncated by some 23 inhumation burials was identified. The burials were aligned approximately east-north-east by west south-west, and included both adults and children. Seven of the burials had potential timber coffins, represented
by iron coffin nails. A small assemblage of pottery recovered from the soil horizon and backfill of the graves indicate a medieval date (c AD 1350–1550), and the burials are likely to form part of a larger cemetery known to have been attached to a parochial church within the nunnery. Comparable burials previously identified at no. 19 Oaten Hill and no. 14 Cossington Road likely represent parts of this same cemetery.

The watching and recording brief confirmed that much of the development area had been heavily truncated during the post-medieval period. This truncation was associated with a series of garden features, including pits, shallow terraces and gravel footpaths, in addition to significant levelling of the southern part of the development area during construction of a former car park and garden retaining wall. However, the results demonstrate that archaeological deposits and features of at least local significance, including further inhumation burials, must extend to the north and east of the observed groundworks within the grounds of no. 22 Oaten Hill and no. 41 Old Dover Road.(1)

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2011, 23 Oaten Hill, Canterbury, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE30750.